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Table 3 Data for mortality risks according to greenhouse gas emissions of usual diet in EPIC-NL

From: Reducing our environmental footprint and improving our health: greenhouse gas emission and land use of usual diet and mortality in EPIC-NL: a prospective cohort study

 

Greenhouse gas emission (CO2-eq/d)

P for linear trend

<3.26

3.26 - 3.87

3.87 - 4.56

>4.56

All-cause mortality

     

 No. of participants

8770

8769

8771

8769

 

 No. of deaths

736

671

586

570

 

 Person-years, median

15.8

15.9

15.8

16.0

 

 Crude HRa (95% CI)

1 (REF)

0.90 (0.81-1.00)

0.79 (0.71-0.88)

0.76 (0.68-0.85)

P < 0.0001d

 Model 1b HR

1

0.97 (0.84-1.12)

0.90 (0.77-1.05)

1.00 (0.86-1.17)

P = 0.7959

 Model 2b,c HR

1

0.96 (0.82-1.11)

0.87 (0.74-1.03)

0.95 (0.77-1.15)

P = 0.4266

Cause-specific mortality

    

Cancer

     

 No. of deaths

327

324

274

268

 

 Crude HRa (95% CI)

1 (REF)

0.99 (0.85-1.15)

0.83 (0.71-0.98)

0.81 (0.69-0.96)

P = 0.0031d

 Model 1b HR

1

1.01 (0.89-1.33)

0.93 (0.75-1.16)

1.01 (0.86-1.34)

P = 0.7654

CVD

     

 No. of deaths

164

146

115

120

 

 Crude HRa (95% CI)

1 (REF)

0.89 (0.71-1.11)

0.70 (0.55-0.89)

0.73 (0.57-0.92)

P = 0.0023d

 Model 1b HR

1

0.92 (0.67-1.26)

0.83 (0.59-1.17)

0.90 (0.63-1.28)

P = 0.4681

Respiratory diseases

     

 No. of deaths

41

37

32

27

 

 Crude HRa (95% CI)

1 (REF)

0.90 (0.58-1.40)

0.78 (0.79-1.23)

0.65 (0.40-1.06)

P = 0.0687

 Model 1b HR

1

1.01 (0.53-1.91)

0.76 (0.39-1.49)

1.12 (0.52-2.39)

P = 0.9945

Other causes

     

 No. of deaths

157

124

128

120

 

 Crude HRa (95% CI)

1 (REF)

0.79 (0.62-0.99)

0.81 (0.64-1.02)

0.76 (0.60-0.96)

P = 0.0334d

 Model 1b HR

1

0.83 (0.59-1.15)

0.96 (0.68-1.35)

0.91 (0.64-1.30)

P = 0.7902

  1. aHR: hazard ratio; bCox stratified for age (continuous) and adjusted for sex; cAdditional adjusted for energy intake.
  2. dp value for linear trend significant (p < 0.05).